Abuse: The Final Insult
The concept is one of the oldest in existence-make the other guy look bad by beating him down verbally. Abuse is a fast-playing game of instant gratification at its most base-serving up heapin' helpings of nastiness on your friends¸ before they can do the same to you. To quote that eminent sage George Carlin¸ 'It's all about 'doing the dozens.